Global FOODture
Support for a sustainable transition of the food system
Relevant for: SME’s working internationally and Organisations in Thailand, Singapore, Japan and South-Korea
Support for a sustainable transition of the food system
Global FOODture supports the sustainable transition of the food system through stimulating global collaboration and innovation. The project develops and implements a joint internationalisation strategy that facilitates international collaboration in countries outside Europe for European SMEs. With this approach, Global FOODture will help strengthen participants’ capabilities to adapt to food sustainability challenges.
For this project the target region is Asia, particularly the four key markets of Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand. Asia contains a large proportion of the world’s population, with a potentially high environmental impact. It also has a rapidly developing middle class with the purchasing power to buy sustainable products and services and an increased awareness of environmental issues. In more recent years, Asia has become the largest driver for growth, as an innovation, and an entrepreneurship engine.
Over the past three years, Global Foodture has organised twelve thematic workshops, online matchmaking and two international missions to Thailand and Singapore respectively. During these activities, insights in the following topics were shared:
- Agriculture cultivation support solutions
- Alternative proteins
- Health products, functional and personalised food
- Sustainable packaging
- Reducing Food waste
Furthermore, the international missions gave the opportunity for individual face-to-face meetings as well as site visits to enable a full exchange of information and to cement a business relationship. In total, 33 companies from Europe have participated in the missions to Thailand and Singapore.
The international activities resulted in 89 cooperation cases between European SMEs and partners in Asia. These cooperation cases indicate the start of a cooperation, for example sending samples, testing the facilities, participating in pilots or participating in tailor-made tastings. Additionally, it resulted in 15 business agreements and more agreements are expected to be signed in the future.
The consortium
This project was initiated and executed by seven European cluster organisations: Foodvalley, Food & Bio Cluster Denmark, FOOD+I, Vitagora, Flanders’FOOD, ITC – Innovation Technology Cluster Murska Sobota and Packaging Cluster, from five different countries. In addition, the consortium collaborates closely with international partners in the target countries.
More information: www.globalfoodture.eu.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s COSME – Clusters Go International under grant agreement No 101035890.
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